3 Weavers

3 Weavers

weave and striped shirtAlong the Silk Road between Samarkand and Bukhara, members of an extended family make and sell textiles, continuing traditions handed down for generations.  These young weavers are at one with their looms, two wearing weft-striped sweaters and the third seated on a cushion matching the turquoise of the warp poles.

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